Device for teaching penmanship



Dec. 2, 1930. R. A. KUNTZLEMAN DEVICE FOR TEACHING EENMANSi-IIP- Fild April 19, 19:50

Zemn Patented Dc. 2, 1930 f I winni g rnaonI NG -PENMAnsHIP i 45 m iitnriled ans, 1930.; se l 445,715.

This inventionrelates to certainnexv and lar configuration and provided at oiie rend useful and novel improvements in devices 'Wltill3l1j l 01 lgll(5 7. in the formation ofthe L for teaching:pennianship, and the primary rest 5,}theblanlr 6 is bentlin'vvardly upon itobjectof thisinvention-isto pro idedevice sell on two longitudinalspaced lines so that of the character above'nientionedespecially the end portions 8 of therest bent invvardly" adapted for teaching arniimovenient ritingA 'toWardf one another have their longk One of the most'iinportantjobjects of this tudinal edges arrangedinoverlapping rela- 2 invention is to provide device for retainv tion-and shown to advantage in Figure 4:. '7 ing the fingersiin the propeifpo'sition ofthe or retaining the' fingers of the Writing hand used iirwriting and" inlteaching that hand in position uponthe rest 5; there is ;pro to method of penrnan'ship known as'fthe "vided a strap member designated generally Palmer methodFWhich-method otipe'nmanby the reference character a 8' which strap ship embodies What is known as. arm "move fmeinber may be formed of metalyleatheror merit Writing permitting of a certain relaxaany other suitable material. The strap 8 5 tion ofthe fingers but requiring setposition has one end thereof inserted through a trans- '65 ,for the fingers as is ellfknown; verse slit. 9 in that end of the body or finger It'is therefore 'a'v'ery inip rtant object of support 5.adjacent the little finger, and'said the invention toprovidea device'vvhereby the end of the strapS is then bent upwardly and fingers will be yieldably maintained in proper inwardly as at 1O forming soinewhat of a positionand'which device 'Will be foundjvery hook for engaging the fourth orlittle finger It helpful to beginners in this style of Writing of the hand as shown to advantage inFig- A'still further object of the-invention is ure 1. s 1 to provide a device of this character which Intermediate its ends the strap 8 is punched is simple in construction;thoroughly reliable, out to providean elongated opening or slot practical, efiicient, adjustableland otherwise 11 to proyide a tongue 12' bent backvvardly fwelladapted for the purpose designed upon itself and cooperating with the end 10 Other objeetsiand advantages of theinven- I of the 'strapto' provide What may be termed tion will become apparent during astudy of a split loop through which is passed the third the following description takenin connection and fourth fingers, the hook 10 as before men- 3 with the accompanying drawings wherein? tioned engaging the little finger and the bent a Figureliis a-perspectivevievvillustrating tongue l2engaging the third finger v the'nianner of usingtlie inventi'onflfl '3 a At its opposite end'the strap 8 isbent down- Figure2is:apei spectiyevieiv otthe device Wardly and backwardly uponitself andis' per se i f k passed through a pair of spaced transverse 7 Figure 3-Yis a planvieiv oftheblankfrom Sllt$13""f-lr3 formed in the rest 5 inwardly which the finger rest 'part of "the device is from What may be termed the thumb end of .fornied, p f the' rest. The last referred to end of the Figure lis an end View of the device.' strap 8 is then passed upwardly through the "\Vith reference more in detail to the armslot 11 thus forming a lower thumb loop I l ings itv will be seen that the: invention coin- Mas is evident from a study of Figure 1. so

prises an elongated substantially tubular The tongue 7 is bent inwardly upon itself body or finger rest 5 the top Wall of hich'is for reception ofthe headed end of a threadrelatively flat. The'res t 5is of suitablelength ed adjusting bolt15, To provide a loop for andshown to advantage in Figure 1.. When the first or index finger of the Writing hand, i the device is used the rest extends trans: said last referred to end of the strap is then 93 versely" of the fingers adjacent the second bent forwardly asat 165 and'said strap at'said joint. of the fingers. oneendterminates in asubstanti'ally U-sh'aped The rest 5 maybe formed of lTlQtal OI any angularlydisposedterminal strap 17. othersuitable-materialstruck 'trorna single The legs of the U shaped terminals 17 are blank 6 of-substantially"elongated rectanguprovidedwith registered apertures for -re- 9 through the index linger loop 20 to be one ception of the adjusting screw 15. Threaded on the screw and arranged between the legs of said extension 17 is a nut 18. Obviously upon rotation of the nut the nut l8 will be moved axially thereof i'or drawing the loop end 16 of the strap over the said index finger of the writing hand.

A suitable knurled cap l9is suitably applied at the upper end of the screw 15 for facilitating the rotation of said screw. The second linger o'l the writer as will be seen from a study of Figure 1 rests on the strap 8 between the tongue 12 and the loop end 12-; of the strap and it will be further noted that through the medium of the loop 14, the portions of the strap between the ends Oil the finger rest 15 incline from that end of the rest which may be termed the fourth or little finger end of the rest toward the opposite or thumb end oi the rest with the result that V the index finger will be positioned in proper relation to the thumb whereby the pencil or other writing implement- P may be pas ed :d between the index linger and thnmo Ior assuming that position in Figure 1 which the correct angle at which the writin plcment should be held in this type of writing known as arm movementwritin .n rom the foregoing, and from a st m Figure 1, it will then be seen that a device of this character isideally adapted for teach ing arm movement writing and that the rest 5-will prevent the fingers from closingup too tight.

t will also be seen that the same is made long enough to keep the hand from turning r resting i the side so that necessarily the hand n'nistglide'on the tip of the other three lingers. It ill be also apparent that the pen, pencil or such writing implement will he supported on that part of the band 8 dividing loops Hand thus preventing the writing implement from sagging below the knuckle joint and further that the writing implement being passed through the loop 20 will also prevent the writingimplement from being held too vertical.

It is thought that from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings a clear understanding of the use and advantages of a device of this character will be had by those skilled in the art without a more detailed description.

Even though I have herein shown and de scribed the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention herein described. and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a device for teaching penmanship, a. metallic strap curved upwardly and inwardly at one end, said strap intermediate its ends provided with an elongated slot, said strap at its opposite end being curved downwardly and inwardly to provide a thumb loop, and said opposite end of the strap passed upwardly through said slot and then bent forwardly upon itself to provide a loop for receiving the index finger of the writing hand, the portion of thestrap inclining downwardly from the slot to said first mentioned end adapted to support thereon the remainingthree lingers of the writing hand.

2. In a. device'tor teaching enmanship, an elongated body member, a flexible strap, means for mounting said strap on said body member, said strap at one endof said body member curving upwardly and inwardly to engage the little finger ot' the writing hand and the portion of said strap between the end of said body member gradually inclining upwardly from the first referred-to end of said body member to the other end of said body member, and said strap intermediate the ends of said member provided with a'flexible tongue having its end portion bent in a direction toward the first mentioned end of the strap for engaging the second finger of the writing hand, and said strap having a slot formed in the inclined portion thereof, and the other end of said strap bent downwardly and inwardly to provide a lower thumb receiving link, said last referred to end of the strap passing upwardly through said slot and then bent in an opposite direction from said tongue to provide an index receiving loop.

3. In a device for teaching penmanship, an elongated body member, a flexible strap, means formounting said strap on said body member, said strap at one end of said body member curving upwardly and inwardly to engagethe little finger of the writing hand and the portion of said strap between the end of said body member gradually inclining-upwardly from the first referred-to end ofsaid body member to the other end of said body member, and said strap intermediate the ends of said member provided with a flexible tongue having its end portion bent in a direction towardthe first mentioned end of the strap for engaging the second finger of the writing hand, and said strap having a slot formed in the inclined portion thereof, and the other end of said strap bent downwardly and inwardly to provide a lower thumb-receiving link, said last referred-to end of the strappassingupwardly through said slot and then bent in an opposite direction from said tongue to provide an index receiving loop, and means for adjustably securing said last referred-to end of the strap at the terminal to the corresponding end of said body member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature,

ROY ALBERT KUNTZLEMAN. 

